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Nigeria: Project Managers Training for the International Charter

Participants of the Project Managers Training

The UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office (RSO) in Nigeria participated in a Project Managers Training for the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Mon, 29/04/2013 - 09:26
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9.06667
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7.48333

NASA Satellite captures Nigeria Floods

Nigeria continues to be heavily affected by floods. The country’s National Emergency Management Agency reported that floods had killed 431 people and displaced 1.3 million more.

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Mon, 15/10/2012 - 12:58

International Charter again activated for Floods in Africa

The International Charter "Space and Major Disaster" was activated twice last week for floods in Africa: Chad and Nigeria.

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Mon, 15/10/2012 - 12:21

International Charter activated for floods in three Western African countries

The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters has been activated three times in the past two days to provide satellite imagery and maps regarding floods in Niger, Senegal and Nigeria.

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Wed, 29/08/2012 - 16:16

Nigeria: "Geographical mapping key to disaster management"

At the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Institution of Surveyors in Ilorin, Nigeria, Nigeria's Vice President, Muhammad Namadi Sambo said the Nigerian federal government would do everything possi

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Fri, 13/07/2012 - 09:46

Nigerian satellites are picture perfect

Nigeria's latest Earth observation satellites have returned their first pictures.

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Mon, 29/08/2011 - 15:06
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9.07353
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7.52838

Nigeria prepares to launch two earth observation satellites

On June 24 -- Nigeria has concluded plans to launch into orbit two satellites from Russia on July 7, a top government official with the country's National Space Research and Development Agency (NAS

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Mon, 27/06/2011 - 16:20
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9.082
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8.67528

UN-SPIDER Technical Advisory Mission to Nigeria

The Government of Nigeria through its National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) requested UN-SPIDER to conduct a Technical Advisory Mission to assess the use of space-based information in disaste

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Fri, 24/06/2011 - 16:03
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9.06667
longitude: 
7.48333

Nigeria to launch 2 more satellites into orbit

THE National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), will launch two satellites into the orbit before the end of this month to complement the existing NigeriaSat-1. Known as NigeriaSat

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Mon, 06/06/2011 - 12:30
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9.082
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8.67528

DMCii signs exclusive NigeriaSat-2 satellite imaging deal with NASRDA

Remote sensing solutions provider DMCii has signed an exclusive agreement with the Nigerian Space Agency (NASRDA) to distribute imagery from the two new earth observation satellites NigeriaSat-2 &a

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Fri, 11/02/2011 - 14:17
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9.082
longitude: 
8.67528